Vista Equity Partners
James Ford joined Vista Equity Partners in 2000 and is a Senior Managing Director and President of Vista Public Strategies (“VPS”). Mr. Ford helped found and currently manages VPS. In addition, Mr. Ford is a member of the VPS Advisory Board and Vista’s Compliance Committee. Previously, Mr. Ford served as Vista’s Chief Operating Officer and as President of Vista Credit Partners. Mr. Ford was also actively involved in Vista Private Equity Funds’ investments in Accero, Aspect Communications, DealerSocket, Misys, P2 Energy Solutions, TIBCO, Turaz, Websense, Ventyx, SER, SourceNet Solutions, SRC Software and The ACTIVE Network.
Prior to joining Vista, Mr. Ford worked in the Mergers and Acquisitions group of Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he advised clients in a variety of industries, including consumer products, chemicals, energy and power, and media. In addition to his work at Vista, Mr. Ford also serves as a Board member of SquashDrive and of the Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco.
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Vista Equity Partners
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Vista Equity Partners (Vista), a leading global investment firm, invests in enterprise software businesses through private market investment strategies, including private equity and private credit. Vista’s private wealth solutions team works directly with wealth professionals to provide eligible investors with access to investments in enterprise software. Vista’s value creation approach seeks to maximize enterprise value through operational excellence and innovation. The firm partners with management teams looking to reach their full potential, applying proprietary best practices developed and refined over the course of 25 years. Today, Vista manages a diversified portfolio of software companies that provide mission-critical solutions to millions of customers in diverse sectors around the world.